How To Watch Monday Night Football 2018 Live Online

The NFL schedule arrived on Thursday night, which means It’s time for the hottest game of the week on Monday Night Football. It’s time for us to begin planning our lives — at least from September to February — around football. What better way to tell Monday to go away than kicking back to watch a Monday Night Football 2018 live stream on the worst day of the week? If you’ve cut cable, you might be wondering where you can watch Monday Night Football live online. After all, everyone knows MNF is broadcast by ESPN, a cable channel. Let’s take a look at what “Monday Night Football” has in store for us this coming season.

Monday Night Football 2018 Schedule

So let’s check out all of the important information for the team’s schedule following its Thursday, April 19 release, per NFL.com. That’s followed by a closer examination of the Sunday Night Football’ outlook for the upcoming season.

Monday Night Football TV Coverage

ESPN is the official broadcaster of Monday Night Football. This year, Monday Night Football streaming will air on ESPN. Luckily, there are several ways to watch ESPN online without cable TV and stream Monday Night Football.

ESPN Monday Night Football 2018 live stream

There are several legal option to watch NFL live streaming. Below is our comprehensive guide with multiple options to watch a Monday Night Football 2018 live stream.

Watch MNF Without Cable

The word is out. You can watch TV without cable and still enjoy Monday Night Football without paying thousands to cable and satellite TV companies. Watching NFL Monday Night Football 2018 live without cable is no exception. While the “Watch MNF Without Cable” section gives you the best overview, I put links to jump to specific sections of the article below.

Sling TV

If price is your No. 1 option when choosing a streaming service, there’s no question that Sling TV is the way to go. ESPN and ESPN 2 are both included in the “Sling Orange” package for $20 per month.

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DirecTV Now

DIRECTV NOW is a new live streaming service that allows you to watch channels like ESPN without cable. There’s no satellite and no contract. Simply sign up for the free trial and start streaming now. ESPN and ESPN 2 are included in DirecTV Now’s “Live a Little” bundle at $35 per month. While it’s a more expensive price point, it does come with some important advantages, such as a larger “cable-like” channel package and an offer for a Roku Premiere Streaming Media Player ($69.95 value) if you prepay two months.

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NFL Game Pass

For everything else, there is NFL Game Pass. NFL Game Pass costs $99 dollars for the season for U.S. customers. This provides all games, all season. If you are cool with watching Monday Night Football online, but not exactly live, then NFL Game Pass Domestic (there’s also an international version; more info below) might just be for you. The service is now being offered for a very reasonable price, and you get access to every regular season game on demand, shortly after it airs.

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PlayStation Vue

There is another streaming service that offers ESPN, and therefore the Monday Night Football stream, is PlayStation Vue. Vue is a streaming service from Sony that lets subscribers watch live TV without a cable subscription. There are some 45+ channels available via Vue, for a starting price of $40 a month. So, there’s no shortage of stuff to watch when Monday Night Football is over. Our PS Vue review has more.

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NFL Mobile

All Verizon Wireless customers have a unique opportunity to stream Monday Night Football free. The NFL Mobile App gives users access to all local and primetime games. This includes Monday Night Football, in addition to all other primetime games each week, like Thursday Night Football and Sunday Night Football. Those who are already Verizon users can just download the app and get to their Monday Night Football live stream once the game starts. The only catch is you can only watch content from NFL Mobile on your mobile devices as mirroring to your TV is blocked with the app.

Watch MNF With Your Antenna

If you’re located within either of the two weekly teams’ local broadcast area, you have the option to watch Monday Night Football 2018 live game as it airs on your local station for free. The game will be simulcast over-the-air on your local network TV. If you don’t already have an antenna, we detail several great choices in our antenna guide.

With an over-the-air DVR you can record, pause, rewind, and fast-forward any games that air on broadcast TV. DVRs give you a lot more flexibility in when and where you watch Monday Night Football 2018 live play. This provides you with another way to watch Monday Night Football online. Click here to read my full comparison of the top over-the-air DVRs on the market today. Spoiler: I recommend Tablo to complement your Monday Night Football 2018 live stream in combination with your antenna.

Watch Monday Night Football 2018 live Internationally

If you live outside of the United States (or some US territories where Game Pass Domestic is available), watching Monday Night Football 2018 live streams is now easier than ever. With the NFL Game Pass International plan, you can live stream all regular season games from outside the USA, including the Monday Night Football 2018 live stream. Typically, Game Pass International offers three different subscription options, based on how many teams you want to follow throughout the season and whether or not you want to include playoffs streaming in your plan. Prices vary by country. Local blackouts may occasionally apply.

NOW TV

UK streaming service NOW TV offers live access to all of Sky’s 7 sports stations. The Sky Sports channels will be broadcasting over 100 NFL games this season, including all Monday Night Football 2018 live online. So, it’s a good way for UK fans to watch MNF without cable. NOW TV offers three different subscription options for its sports streaming package — a Day Pass for PS6.99, a Week Pass for PS10.99, or a Month Pass for PS31.99. For those who want to watch Monday Night Football online all season long, the Month Pass is the best value.